Resentment for registration

Resentment for class registration may be a thing of the past

Registration can be a pain to get the classes needed, but for most students registration is no problem. Winthrop University's continuous growth in the past four years has prompted for new advances in technology and registration techniques to make the process less of a pain.

Registration begins with a visit to an advisor in a certain departments of study. "Most advisors are very helpful to students but some seem like they don't want to do it", Said Kenny Norris a sophomore business major. "Advising is suppose to be informative and helpful and my advisor is just that if she doesn't know the answer to my question she finds it" said Sarah McLemore a sophomore art history major.

Classes are offered at various times and days of the week the trick is getting classes that work well together and of course every student strives for no Friday classes. With 5,068 undergraduate students and 301 full-time faculty members as of 2008, some classes are often full before younger students can register. Jennifer Smith senior education major said "I feel like there are not enough sections open for certain classes, and that makes students fall behind."

For some students their classes are chosen and assigned prior to registration and some have all four years of classes planned. Jennifer Hobbs sophomore interior design major has her classes planned by her advisor and has almost no problem getting into them. Hobbs said "I have trouble getting into general education classes but asking for an override from my advisor is easy enough."

The pains of registration in previous years seems to be a thing of the past. With the extinction of waiting in long lines, except outside a dean's door asking for an override, and the easy access to adding or dropping classes online makes registering relatively painless.

New focus leads to bright future

New focus leads to bright future

Stephanie Cate centered her life around dance until she found a new focus in integrated marketing communications.

Stephanie Cate, found her calling in integrated marketing communications to become an event planner and own her own planning firm. Cate started as a psychology major and decided that it was not for her, and a friend talked her into becoming an integrated marketing major and all the possibilities that were possible.

Cate is from Summerville, SC had thought of being an event planner but it was not her first choice, She wanted to be a child psychologist, "i like working with kids" Cate said. Her parents were supportive of her decision of changing to IMC, "they thought i would be good at it" she said.

Cate said she chose event planning because she feels that she is more creative with visual things such as decorations than with words." being visually creative makes sense because Cate spent a majority of her life centered around dance. she said "how many people can say they plan parties for a living", she is excited to begin looking for internships and reaching her goal of living in Charleston, SC.

Cate at 20 ears old sees her greatest challenge would be paying for and finishing college and also breaking into the planning business. Despite the challenges she may face she is excited to see what her future may be as an event planner.